Toilet utensil



L. F. DONNELLY.

TOILET UTENSIL.

APPLlcATloN man Ammo, |918.

Patented Aug. 12, 1919.

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TOILET UTENSIL.

speeication of Letters Patent.' Patented Aug, 12,

Application led August 20, 1918. Serial No. 250,643. f'

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, 'LAURENCE F. vDON- NELLY, a citizen of the United States, residin lat Lansford, inthe county of Carbon and tate of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toilet Utensils, of which the following is a specification.

One object of my invention is to provide a combined tooth brush and dental floss holder which can be conveniently used and which will be constructed in such manner that the presence of the dental lloss holder will not 'interfere with the proper manipulation of the brush while cleaning the teeth.

Another object is to so construct my invention that the dental floss holder can be quickly and easily secured to the handle of not accidentally become loosened.

A further object is to construct my invention in such manner that it will'notrequire a tooth brush to have'a handle of abnormal permit its :proper attachment thereto. f f

A still further `object is to construct my invention in such manner'that the parts will be so` constructed and can be removed in such manner as to permit the ready cleaning of the arts from time-to time. v

Anot er object is to construct my invention in such manner thatl the l'loss can be easily4 pulled therefrom and cut by means provided by my invention.

"Ihese objects, Vand other advantageous ends which will be described hereinafter, I attain in the followingv manner, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which I; v

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention",I f

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the'line 2-2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a view of similar nature to Fig.

thehandle. This slot, as illustrated, .extends ventirely through the thickness of the handle 6 and at its opposite ends has yfrusto-conical recesses 8 and 9. Y

A hole 10 extends through'the thickness to the hole 10, for apurpose hereinafter.

described. f

A dental floss container 13 is made in two sections 14 and 15. Thisfcontainer `is preferablymade of metal, glass, or lother suite' able material, and the section 14 is hollow to permit the insertion of -a spool or cop 16y of dental lossthread. The section 15 forms a cap and is'screw threaded at' 17 to `fit a screw threadedt portion 18 of the section 14 so thatV when the section 15 is screwed YontheV section 14, the cop of dental floss thread 16 will be retained therein.

The end 19 of the sectionv trally projecting extension 20i which, after the container 13 is inserted within the slot 7- ofthe tooth brush handle 6, serves as a trunnion having its bearing in the recess. 9. The section^14 also has on extension`21 projecting from its opposite closed end 22 and this extension 21 serves as a trunnion and ldits its bearing in the `recess 8 in thehan- The trunnion 20 of a hole 23 adapted to register with 'the duct 12 so that the dental floss 'thread` can .be pulled through the hole 23, duct 12, and:

hole 10 in a manner clearly shown in Figs.

1 and 2. ,The cap section 15 has a lip 24 cut therein and pressed outwardly to form a cutter fori the dental f1ossthread,fas illus. trated in dot-and-dash lines ini Fig. 2.1

' To assemble the parts of my invention, the spool or cop of dental floss thread visinsert'ed within the section 14 and the free end of the thread is pushed out of thev hole 23 of the 15V has a cen-f.

the cap section 16 has.

cap section 15. The cap section 15 is then r screwedk onthe section 14 until the distance between the extreme outer ends ofthe trunnions 20l and 21 is less than the distance between the ends 25 and 26:01? the slot 7 .v The container thus assembled is pushed into the slot until the -trunnionsf'21 and -20 are in alinement with the respective recesses 8 and 9. The sections 14 `and 15'are then turned in opposite directions in a manner as kif lthe sections wereV to be again separated. In so doing the trunnion 21 will be moved into the recess 8 and the trunnion 20 will be moved into the recess 9." Thus th'econtainer 13 will be firmly clamped to the handle 6 within the slot 7.

1By the construction and manner of assembly ofthe' arts as labove described, a part of the thic ess of the container, which is preferably made cylindrical in shape, will belocated lwithin the thickness of the handle 6 andwill not interfere with the proper manipulation' or ,gripping of the handle 6 when the device is being used as a brush to cleangthe'teeth. t

When the dental floss thread is not being used it can loe clamped by catching the free end aroundthe lip Zland the free end will thus 'be' held out of the way whilethe brush is being used to clean the teeth or when the brush is not being used.

Both of the container sections 14 and 15 can be madeof metal or, if desired, the sectionll can be made of glass and the cap section 15 can be made of metal so as to provide durable cuttingmaterial for the lip 24.

The container can'be' easily removed from the tooth brush4 handle 6 by turning the sections 14:- and'15 in opposite directions until the trunnions 20 and '21 have disengaged themselves from the recesses or bearings S and 9. rIhe=entire container will then fall out 'of the slot 7.

The handle-6 thus provides a-k holder for the containery 13, in such manner that the container can be yquickly inserted and removed'for cleaning purposes or to permit' replenishment of the Adental floss thread.'

While I have described my invention 'asV takiiiga particular-orm,lit will be understood that the various parts of my invention may be changed without departing fromthe spirit thereof, and hence I do not liinitmyself Ito the precise construction set forth, but consider that I ani atfliberty' to make' such clianges'and alterations as fairly come with-y in the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus" described' my invention, what I claim'as new and'desire to secure by Letters PatentV is:

1. A toilet 4utensil having a portion providedwith ya slot; and a dental floss container mounted within said slot; -said containerbeingmade in sections adapted to be` expanded within said -slots'o as to'clam-p the containerto the holder; said portion, at opposite ends of'saidslot, having parts adaptedto retain the opposite ends of said-container when thus expanded; substantial-ly as described.'

'2. -A toilet'utensil having a portion provided with a slot;v anda dental floss containerinouiite`d within said slot; Vsaid"slot halving recesses in its opposite-ends; said container being made in overlapping sections, each of said sections having an eX- tens'ion adapted to project respectively into said recesses when said sections are relatively moved to lengthen the container whereby the container is prevented from fallingout of said slot; substantially as described.

3. A toilet utensil having a portion provided with a slot; and a dental lioss container mounted within said slot, said slot having recesses in its opposite ends, said container being made in sections screw threaded together, each of said sections having an extension adapted to project respectively into said recesses when said screw threaded sections are turned in opposite directions to lengthen the container whereby the container is prevented from falling out of said slot, substantially as described( 4. A toilet utensil having a portion provided with a slot; anda dental `floss container mounted kwithin said slot, said slot having recesses in its opposite ends, said container being made in sections screw threaded together, each of said sections hav-V ing an extension adapted to project respectively into said recesses Awhen said screw.

threaded sections are turned in opposite directions to increase the length of the container whereby the'contaiiier yis prevented from falling out of said slot, said portion having a duct therein, one of said-extensions having a hole lin alineinent with said duct whereby thread can be pulled from said container through said hole iii the extension and said duct, substantially as described.

5. A toilet utensil having a portion provided with a slot; and a dental floss con-A tainer mounted within said slot, Vsaid slot having recesses in its opposite ends, said container being made in sectionsv screw threaded together, each of said sections having an extension adapted to project respectively into said recesses when saidscrew threaded sections are turned in opposite directions, said portion having a duct therein,

one of said extensions having a hole in aline-l ment with said duct whereby thread can be pulled from said container through lsaid hole in the extension and said duct, said portion having a hole with which said'duct communicates and through which said thread can be pulled, substantially as dcscribed.

6. A toilet utensil including a handle' having a slot; a container mounted within said` slot, said slot providing an enti-ance whereby tliecontainer can be inserted therein'in the direction of the thickness of the handle; said handle and container jointly providing means for preventing the container Yfrom falling o ut of said slot; substantially as described.

7 A utensil including a. tooth brush having a handle with a slot extending through iio the entire thickness of the handle; and a In testimony whereof I have signed my dental floss container mounted within said name to thisspecification in the presence of slot and of a thickness greater than the two subscribing witnesses.

thickness of the handle; said handle and LAURENCE F. DONNELLY. 5 container jointly providing means whereby Witnesses:

the container is prevented from falling out HOWARD ALBERT1 of said slot; substantially as described. W. C. SCOTT.

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